Damien

I think this is harsh. The Republicans can't be deemed accountable for the actions of every nut that self-identifies with the party. The RNC removed the people in question swiftly which is all you can ask.

There are plenty of legitimately good reasons to despise the party anyway. They have lurched to the right drastically and on social issues they are almost barbaric. Their platform on abortion and rape (no exceptions to a ban on abolition even in the case of rape) is horrible.

I feel sorry for the 'normal' Republicans who have been sidelined by the extremists. They need to take their party back and Romney could have been the guy to do it had he not been a unprincipled, spineless coward who will revert on any postion he holds to get elected. He is the American Nick Clegg.